Fakta
Informasjon er oppdatert av Universitetet i Bergen
27. november 2025.
Om studiet
Study with us, and you will get in-depth understanding of global development processes through critical evaluation of relevant theories and the contexts of sustainable human development. You can choose between a specialisation in Health Promotion or Gender in Global Development.
The aim of this master’s programme is to train advanced professionals in the field of Global Development Theory and Practice with specialisation in either health promotion or gender and development. In either specialisation, the students write a 30 ECTS thesis and choose between an internship (30 ECTS), courses at UiB (30 ECTS) or exchange with other universities (in Norway or abroad). Students write their master’s thesis in pairs or alone.
The overarching objectives of the GLODE master’s programme are to provide the students with in-depth understanding of:
- Global development through critical evaluation of relevant theories; integration of human rights and social justice; appraisal of global governance and the politics of aid;
- The practice of development, including policy and programme planning, implementation and evaluation at the levels of local organisations and communities, municipalities and states, national and international cooperation projects.
- The contexts of sustainable human development including culture, international cooperation and ecology/conservation (among other contextual issues).
Specialisation in Health Promotion
The aim of this specialisation is to give the student expertise in health promotion theory and practice in the context of global development. The general approach of all aspects of the health promotion specialisation is a resource-based perspective. The specialisation includes the 15 ECTs module on Foundations of Health Promotion, a 30 ECTs internship (or elective courses), plus 30 ECTs thesis on a health promotion topic.
Specialisation in Gender in Global Development
The aim of this specialisation is to enable the students to take a critical and reflective perspective on the significance of gender in global and local development. The students will analyse gendered power relations and vulnerabilities as well as processes of empowerment and social change. Emphasis is placed on cross cultural comparison, and on context-sensitive analysis of gender seen in conjunction with other dimensions of social organisation. The specialisation includes the 15 ECTs module on Theoretical perspectives on gender and development, and 30 ECTs internship (or elective courses) plus 30 ECTs thesis on a gender and development topic.
In both specialisations, qualitative or quantitative research methods will be taught, and may be used by students depending on thesis topics. Many students will undertake thesis research that is part of the Advisor's research activities. Research ethics is an integral part of learning.
Karrieremuligheter
A Master's degree in Global Development Theory and Practice gives the candidate broad competence in the development field, and qualifications for employment in a broad spectrum of local, regional, nation and international development aid organisations (the UN, national development agencies and NGOs), as well as in different parts of national and local public administration. All students who complete the programme satisfactorily will be qualified for public and private positions that require entry-level skills in development programme planning, implementation and evaluation, related to their specialisation in either health promotion or gender and development. Graduates of the programme will have demonstrated skills in interdisciplinary teamwork and will know how to build, participate in and manage teams with members from different professional backgrounds, and from community organisations. Graduates will also be qualified to work as research assistants both in industry and in the public sector. Students with superior performance in the programme may be qualified for further academic work, including doctoral study.